Improvement in umbrellas



4UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GIDEON HAMILTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLAS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 39,809, dated September 8, 1863; antedated December 18, 1861.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GIDEoN HAMILTON, of' the city and county of New York, and State ful improvement in umbrellas, denominated an of New York, have invented a new and use- Umbrella-Drain, being a vessel or 'receiver attached to the lower end of an umbrella to catch the water, which would otherwise drip on the iioor or carpet; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', and of its construction and mode or manner of operation, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part ot' this specication.

The nature of my invention consists in providing the lower end ot' an umbrella with a. vessel or receiver, capable of containing all the water that would drip from the umbrella when it is thoroughly wet. The size of the drain or receiver will vary according to the size of the umbrella, the general dimensions i'or an ordinary-sized umbrella being about iive inches long, onea-nd one-half to one and threeourths inch diameter at the top, and from threeiourths to one inch diameter at the bottom. On the top of the drain A (see accompanying drawings) is the leader B. This is to conduct the Water as it drips or runs down the umbrella into the concave top C ot' the drain C. By reference to concave top it will be seen that it has two rows ot' holesone rowabovetheother. Thelowerrowisto allow the water-to run into the drain. The upper row is to allow the air in the drain to escape While the water is running through the lower holes, and to afford greater facility for emptying the drain, which can be done at pleasure by simply raising the umbrella by the handle to a horizontal position.

D is a ring attached to the old top notch,7 E. Its Objectis to fit into the leader B, so as to keep leader B rm in its place-. e., close up to the end of the umbrella-cover. There. are several ways ot attaching the drain to the umbrella. One is by passing' the end of the umbrella-handle through the drain from top to bottoni, allowing it to protrude seme three inches through the bottom of drain then iit the ring Dinto the leader B and solder the handle fast to the bottom of the drain. An-

.other way is substantially as above, except thatinstead of merely inserting the ring D into the leader B itis screwed in. The superiority of this latter mode over the former is that in ease the solder should break away at the bottom the screw at the top would still hold the drain on the umbrella. The former mode, however, is the cheaper.

The drain may be made of thin sheet brass, iron, or tin. The brass is preferable, as itis less likely to corrode by the action of air and Water; but iron or tin would be cheaper. The outside surface should hepainted or japanned, as that conduces to the beauty of it and renders it more lasting.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An umbrella furnished with a. receptacle for water draining therefrom, as described.

2.. The combination and arrangement of the receptacle A, leader B, concave top C, with its holes, and the ring l), as and for the purposes described.

WILLIAM It. SMITH, ALFRED HAMILTON. 

